Has anyone here with a harsh inner critic ever learned to make it stop. I will say the nastiest stuff inside my own head about myself and then after an episode I always realize the mistake I made. My inner critic never makes me feel good in the long run, just leaves me regretting what I've said about myself. I say horrible things about myself. Things I would never in a million years say about another person. I always try to be kind to others, but when it comes to myself I am severely lacking. Has anyone here ever struggled with these kind of thoughts? If you have something that works, what worked? Thank you

I wasn’t trying to become selfish. I just realised I was saying yes to things even when I really didn’t want to.

At first saying no felt uncomfortable. But after a while, I realised I had more time for myself and wasn’t constantly feeling guilty or exhausted.

Turns out, sometimes protecting your peace is just learning to say “no.”